New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-28
WHAT The LEGISLATIVE HAS DONE.
RECORD OF TIE WORK OF THE SESSION.

year it has wisely guarded the pubiic treasury as
materially reduce the tax rate is good evidence OF
Its faithful work. This saving c0mpaIcd with last
year will lie 100000.
Up to this time nearly 800 lews have been placed
on the statn.e book and nearly $50 bills are yet to be
acted on by the Governor. The laws Will probably
exceed 200 this year, 10 more than last year. aud
l43 more than in $50 and l4G more than IN 1854.
Although efforts have been made in Democratic
newspa pers to make it appear that this was venal
Legislature. yet the bills which have been denounced
as being pushed by the lobby are the ones when
were defeated. Mr.. Plunkt's bill for an elevated
railroad in Broadway, which had tho support OF
nearly all the Democrats. was defeated. The cable
amendments to the Mcintyre bill met with like
fate as did the Court OF Claims and Western Union
Tax BILL the Sunday liquor bill, the ono tor patent
ballot boxes and Numerous similar measures. nearly
all of which had practically unanimous Democratic
support
Among the geneI u measures OF Importance passed
was the Constitutional Convention bill which tue
Governor for a partisan reason vetoed Inc hlgh
License BILL the ones prohibit the sale OF liquor III
the Capitol and near the Willard Insane Asylum
were alec vetoed. The admirable temperance
record of the Legislature was completed by passing
the Vedder bill and killing the Sunday liquor bill
1he Legislature passed the proposed amendment to
the Constitution to relieve the Court OF Appeals by
detailing Judges OF the Supreme Court. The Young
man primary election bill throws greater safeguards
around primary contests. The Youngman general
registration bill was calculated to remove clements
OF fraud from about the ba lot boxes, but for
frivolous reason Governor Hill vetoed It, For the
benefit of the worliingmen the Board of Arbitration
was given more extensive powers and its term was
extended Ten hours was made "a days LABOR
street railroads The Saturday half-holiday bill was
passed, and the bill for yearly holiday called
" Labor Day." and also an important measure now
law prohibiting the employment in factories OF chill
dren under thirteen years of age and creating eight
depaty factory inspectors at $1,000 each with iraV-
al AND al
the factory Inspector.
The Laws regard TO the adulteration of farm
products were strengthened The work OF improving
the canals provided Tor by one appropriation oil
$3.50 900 aud another OF $4,000.
The safety OF travellers is further secured by tho
bill requiring hotels TO provide fire escapes ana by
bill abolishing the car stove.
A marriage license bill passed and also n bill
giving the right TO bring an acton to onnul
marriage on the ground that they had not attained
the age of sixteen had not given their consent Or that
their legal guardians hal not given their consent
The Governor has approved the bill which directs
that honoraby discharged soldiers and sailors must
be preferred in makns appointments TO State and
municipal offices. Among other general bills PASSED
were the following:
Making the legal for marriage sixteen years FOR tc
males and eighteen years for males; authorizing the
records relating to NcwiYork yolut crs in the War Of
4f EgorG .6 bd 9r Of the jugs Of the , court Of
Appeals 800 $4,000; stating that marriages
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of cities Judges OF county courts Justices OF the Peace
and judges Of Of record appropstng - 600 for
disseminating knowledge about agriculture; authorizing
the Governor 10 appoint three commissioners 10 consider
the proposed code OF evidence and max" report upon
It with amendments To the next LEGISLATURE appropriate
| ing $4,000 10 finish the work on the new Executive
mansion; appr9pa'ns fI-oNC TO gN bG'5 IN ~
met; act 10 protect cattle from pleuro pneumonia;
canals; extending the time OF the commission appointed
in 1856 10 report the LEGISLATURE the most humane
for an ASYLUM for The insane az Osdcnshrrs. aud
$4,000 for new building aud Farm Tor insane Grim
inals, and $4,000 a. rebuild part Of the Western
House OF Refuge al Rochester.
Ncw-York City legislation occupied large uar, OF
the time of both houses, and vas made iii icult Oh
account OF tho bad character OF the majority OF the
reuIe.ent,tIves which New-Yofk had to represent IT,
Among the New-York bills passed and which have
already become laws are the following;
Authorizing an expenditure OF SiOO0O0 IN enllrging
the Metropolitan Museum directing the chiefs oi depart
mcns In New YORK to give the Mayor Information such
49, he may demand concerning the operations OF their
partmeuts: a general act providing Tor the construction
OF tenement house. in NcylOrk no sanitary
ncorporting the Tildcn Trust authorizing Board Of
schools; giving the department OF Parks cNclnaivc con
troll Of seventy socond,' from Central Park +" riverside
Drive; permitting the county clerk register surrogate
and Sheriff 10 close thCr offices ut p. 3D. Oh saturday
from July "a CG"nor ]; 10 provide ioi ifer puphc
bath the East River between Dover and Pike st In
crcasing the pay OF the chiefs Of batiaons Of the Fire
department; to provide Tor free pnnic pain on i1c
East River between Forty nnth and yfir-t 81 10
provide of transit either by bridge OF tunnel
across the East River from Grand ST. New-1"lk To- q
point between Kent and Bedford aycS act giving the
Tie Park police; lccazing the Excise Commit,
soners Mitchell, lIaushtn and Mitchell authorizing the
trct authorizing the sale Of liquor In concert halls
authorizing the expenditure OF SlOOU,00O yearly in
arnory sites; giving the Board Of Education power in
regard 10 the appointment oi teachers authorizing The
erection OF a building for the Criminal Courts; raising
the registers fees for making searches
Among the bills before the Governor arc the
following:
Cullen's exterior street bill; Ivcss bill for an iron
viaduct on Onehndrel and nfty hnh-st; for the APP
pOintment of additional inspectors OF elections authorh
politan Museum Of Art Iycs's bill Tor an additional
Judge; Hamiltons BIZ 10 ncIcase the pay Of police
scrgeants; Cantors bill for additional sanitary inspect
Hamiltons bill To appropriate ~ 100000 TO com
pete parks; ycss Tenthave sewer BILL shcas bin To
cancel charges water rents Irwin hl lHcrraS
ing salaries of dock commissioners Murphys bill FOR
free Croton wafer to various institutions The subway
Commissioners hl 10 increase the price of gas In the
Annexed District; for the block system Of ndcxins
records.
The bill to reuucc the price OF gas in Brooklyn has
become q law. and also the apprOpriatIng
$4,000 for tho erection of battle monuments at
Gettysburg. The bills increasing the paw OF Brook
lyn policemen aud ircmen are before the Governor
Mr.. Sheas bill providing that damages shall be paid
property in the annexed district tor benentng
their property by grading streets has been signed by
| the Governor Among the fifteen bills which Jailed
on the order OF third reading IN he Senate were the
following:
For a commission to prepare general laws; allowing
railroads TO charge cents extra fare when paid the
cars one Of shea's numerous Twenty fourth Ward bills;
District torneys once the speakers bill relating to
the forfeng Of pay by inspectors OF e, elton; Lows
Department OF Agriculture hill; Rcillys Tanmany
bill Henry's pawnbrokers bill and the stcmnlcr claim.
Among the bills on the order OF third rea ling which
failed IN the House were the following:
| &. ii. Henrys bill providing that the Blackwelrs
Island bridge should be public work OF both Long
Island City and New York; Mr.. Erwins bill creating
state Gas COnmssiOn Mr. H0geboOm's bill for closing
the Harlem drawbrdge of the Hudson River Rail
| road from Z a. to 10 II. ~. and from $3.50
| y. TO $3.50 p. m; Mr.. Shea's bill In regard
10 the regarding Of COurtlandt ave; Mr.. sheas
bill for improving the Spuyten Duyvel Parkway;
Senator Vcdders bill to except the Ncwiork Hospital
from taxation; Mr.. Sheas bill for the payment OF the
penses OF Andrew j. Brady; Mr. Cantors recOgnihancc
act Mr. BacOns bill in regard 10 the New-NOrk Title
Guarantee Company; MIR Firms bill to reduce 10 one per
cent compensation Of pawnbTOkcrs; Charles smiths bill
10 establish the rates of wharfage III Newly ork aud
Brooklyn Mr. CanOrs bill 10 establish free bath NJ the
foot OF West hundred, and thirty clghth St; MI
Conover's bill to incorporate the Ncw-lork Geological
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